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LONDON (BP)--Indonesia's most infamous "persecution" case has reached the desk of President Abdurrahman Wahid, with a decision expected soon, according to the Internet news service Compass Direct.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (BP)--Evangelical Christians blamed for unrest in Vietnam's Central Highlands in early February have been abducted, tortured and prevented from worshiping together by security police, according to reports from the region, Compass Direct news service reported in mid-April.
OXFORD, England (BP)--Coerced, kidnapped or coaxed with false promises, millions of women and children are sold into prostitution and sexual slavery around the world every year. Their numbers are growing, fueled by the fall of communism in the former Soviet Union and rampant poverty throughout the developing world, the Internet…
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Amsterdam. Berlin. Brussels. Frankfurt. Paris. Madrid. Rome. Premier cities like these in Western Europe conjure up images of vacation travel. Well-heeled tourists stand in line to snap photos of the Eiffel Tower, sample haute cuisine and spend fortunes on fashion and entertainment.
AKOT, Sudan (BP)--Boy soldiers, once forced to fight alongside rebels of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army, are slowly adjusting to civilian life after being released. Southern Baptist workers have joined other Great Commission Christians to meet the boys' physical and spiritual needs. …
OXFORD, England (BP)--The wife and children of Baptist prisoner Shageldy Atakov in Turkmenistan have been told by the local mullah, administration officials and officers of the country's political police, the KNB (former KGB), that they may not believe in Jesus Christ and must convert to Islam. According to a statement…
SHREVEPORT, La. (BP)--Southern Baptists are sending their 63 newest missionaries into a world where God is at work like never before, yet there is a tragic gap between the need for workers and the number of Southern Baptists answering God's call, a standing-room only crowd was told March 10 at…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--He was a slave. Ripped from his family, severely beaten, forced to live like an animal. Rol Deng knows about persecution. And he wants American Christians to know and to pray about their fellow believers in Sudan who are being killed or sold into slavery because of…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (BP)--Central Asian Protestants will have an unprecedented opportunity to present their beliefs to government officials during a Protestant forum March 27-28 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Two scenes recently witnessed: -- An investment counselor asks a group of Christian workers what they want from retirement. "Not to have to work!" one quickly replies. Another looks forward to traveling. A third responds: "I just want to maintain my standard…
